Brassiere



Dec. 7, 1937. s. w. KUNSTADTER 2,101,716 BRAssIRE Filed Feb. 15, 1937 Patented Dec. 7, 1937 umn-:DY STATES PATENT CFFICE BRASSIERE poration of Illinois Application February 15, 1937, Serial No. 125,807

1 Claim.

The invention relates to improvements in brassires and has for its primary object the provision of an improved construction of the character indicated especially adapted for the support of pendulous busts and which is of simple construction and highly eicient in use.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification and in which Fig. 1 is a front View of a brassire constructed in accordance with the invention;`

Fig. 2 a rear view of the same;

Fig. 3 an enlarged vertical section taken substantially on line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4 an enlarged vertical section taken substantially on line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

'Ihe embodiment of the invention illustrated in the drawing comprises a brassire body II] of usual construction and equipped with the usual shoulder straps II, elastic securing strip I2, and bust pockets I3 adapted and arranged to be secured about the bust of the wearer in the usual Way.

Arranged within each of the pockets I3 is a hammock-like supporting member or sling I4 permanently attached at its forward end to the front central portion of the brassire body; permanently attached at its extreme outer top poro tion I5 and slidably and yieldably connected thereto at its extreme rear end by means of an elastic strip I6 sliding freely through a guide I'I on the brassire body and permanently attached to the corresponding rear end of the brassire body at the point IB.

By this arrangement a hammock-like support- D ing member or sling is provided for each of the busts which will aiord a certain amount of freedom of movement Within the usual bust pockets While at the same time affording ample support therefor. non-rigid, non-binding support for the bust which will impart thereto a stylish and attractive contour. 'I'he arrangement of parts is a simple and effective one for the purpose.

While I have illustrated and described the prel5 ferred form of construction for carrying the invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of the con- 20 struction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as fall within the scope of the appended claim.

I claim:

A brassire having bust pockets; hammock- 25 like supporting members loosely mounted in said vpockets and attached to the brassire at their ends and at their outer top extremities, the outer attachment of each supporting member being in the form of an elastic strip; and a guide member 30 for each of said elastic strips secured to the brassire body.

SIGMUND W. KUNSTADTER.

The arrangement disclosed forms a 30 

